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Diabetes and Eye Health
Learn how diabetes can impact your eyes, and what you can do to prevent or treat eye complications to protect your vision!
Which Sunglasses are Best for People with Diabetes?
You probably know that UVA and UVB light can both damage your skin -- increasing your risk of skin cancer -- but it’s important to protect your eyes from UV light, too.
What does 20/20 vision mean?
The vision test you’ve probably been doing since you were 3 years old is called “visual acuity testing” and it determines whether your vision is 20/20 or something else.
Floaters in Your Vision: When Should You Be Concerned?
Floaters are very common in people with diabetes who have developed diabetic retinopathy or diabetic macular edema.
All About Glaucoma in People with Diabetes
People with diabetes are twice as likely to develop glaucoma compared to the non-diabetic population, but you can take steps to reduce your risk.
All About Diabetic Macular Edema
Diabetic macular edema (DME) is extremely common in people with diabetic retinopathy. These two eye conditions are the leading cause of blindness in developed countries across the globe.
All About Diabetic Retinopathy
Retinopathy is one of the most common and most serious diabetes-related eye complications. It’s actually the leading cause of preventable blindness.
Patients Share: Treatments for Diabetes Eye Complications
People with type 1 and type 2 diabetes share their experience receiving treatments for diabetes eye complications like retinopathy and macular edema, and how it’s helped save their vision.
What’s the Difference: Ophthalmologist vs. Optometrist vs. Optician
Regular appointments with eye specialists are the best way to protect your eyes and your vision from diabetes complications.
What to Expect at Your Annual Diabetes Eye Exam
Painless and non-invasive, your annual diabetes eye exam will be looking for signs of these five eye conditions...
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